Wall plug and receptacle



Oct. 11, 1932. w. NOBLE WALL PLUG AND RECEPTACLE Filed June 27. 1929 Patented Oct. 11, 1932 WARREN NOBLE, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN ASSIGNOR TO ELECTROMABTER, INC OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN V WALL PLUG AND RECEPTACLE' Application filed June 27,

This invention relates to electric wall boxes and has for its object to providea wall box including a plug and a receptacle together with a suitable retainer therefor which may be attached to a wall in order to eliminate the form of switch boxes which are used at present and which are rather large and unsightly and comparativel expensive to install. This plug being 0 the type to carry a heavy current load, as, for instance, to an electric range will be understood to be of a very sturdy nature.

Another object of this invention is to provide a housing for the aforementioned wall box which will retain all the component parts of the receptacle in assembled position and acts as a complete housing for the said receptacle together with a substantial amount of the plug in order that the junction line between them may be well shrouded for general protective purposes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device as described which will extend substantially longitudinally of the' wall to 2 which it is attached in contradistinction to protruding outwardly at right angles to the wall, and to integral feature of the maintain the plug receiving end of the receptacle in spaced relation with the wall to a suflicient extent to forestall any damage to the wall or to the plugby a scraping action upon insertion of the plug. In" carrying this into effect, I prefer to construct the receptacle housing in two parts, one of the parts enclosing three sides of the receptacle body while the remaining side is open, lateral walls being provided with tapered recesses to give a wedge shaped entrance for the base plate,

the whole receptacle assembly being secured to the wall by screws extending therethrough.

Other objects and advantages suchas ease and cheapness of manufacture, neatness and the like, will become hereinafter apparent as reference is had to the accompanying drawing wherein is illustrated, by way of example, a practical embodiment of my invention, and in which: I

Figure 1 is a vertical section of the improvide a suitable means as an device which will th 1 indicates a wall or a similar surface which slded construction with the open ace against open end of the housing may face in any directlon desired according to the requirement of the installation.

The receptacle body comprises two prefera ly identical members 7, such as of porcelain, suitably recessed in their meeting faces at 8 to receive contact members9 and the ends of electric leads 10 together with the means, such as 11, securing the said leads to {)he iillner ends of said contacts. These memers members agalnst displacement within the housing. It will be seen that the screws which secure the housing to the wall, and the wedge plate 4 whlch is in turn secured into positlon by the said screws, together form a very simple and effective method of assembling and firmly locking the receptacle body within the housmg.

The housing extends materially beyond both ends of to provide an r below the said bod to recelve the electric leads 10 and a shroud hd portion above the said body to receive a plug 7 said invention, and it is so desired that the body. specification and drawing be read as being This plug body also comprises two prefermerely illustrative, and not in a limited sense, ably identical members 13 recessed as at 13 except as necessitated by the prior art. to receive and retain therein rongs 14, cor- What I claim is:

responding to the contacts 0 the receptacle 1. In a device of the class described, a subbody, and to receive the wires of a cable 15, stantially flat receptacle having openings in the ends of which wires may be and preferone of its faces for receiving the contact ably are soldered to the inner ends of said members of a plug, means in said openings rongs. The outer faces of the members 13 for making electrical connection with said 75 of the plug may be recessed as at 16 to remembers, a housing for said receptacle havceive links or plates 17 through which securing side walls extending beyond said receptaing bolts 18 are passed to secure the two memcle, and a base plate insertable between the exbers of the plug bod together. tended portions of said side walls, said side The outer end 0 the said plug body is walls being shaped to receive and hold said so adapted to enter the shrouded portion of the base late.

receptacle housing 2 so that the junction be- 2. n a device of the class described, a sub- -tween the plug body and the receptacle body stantially fiat receptacle having openings in is well within the said receptacle housing as one of its faces for receiving the contact shown. This provides for protection of both members of a plug, means in said openings 85 the plug body and the rece tacle body at this for making electrical connection with said junction and also for the eEective supporting members, a housing for said receptacle havof the plug body against lateral or rocking ing side walls extending beyond said recepmovement relative to the receptacle body, tacle, a base plate insertable between the exwith consequent minimizing of any tended portions of said side walls, said side 9 sibility of accidental breakage or strain on Walls being shap d to receive and 1 S i the prongs or surrounding parts of the (1 base plate, and means passing through said vice; and. if, further afiords a, guide for the hOllSlIlg and said base plate t0 maintain said insertion of the plug into position. base plate in position.

The two members of the plug are r fer- 3. In a device of the class described, a sub- 95 ably so proportioned that they clam firmly stantially fiat receptacle havng openings in upon the body of the cable 15 to r v nt y one of its faces for receiving the contact tendency of the cable to be pulled from the m mbers of a plug, means in said openings body of the plug and thus strain th nn for making electrical connection with said tion between the cable wires and the prongs. members, a housing for said receptacle hav- 100 Similarly it is preferred that the two memmg side walls extending beyond said recepbers of the receptacle body exert a clampi tacle, a base plate insertable between the exupon the insulation of the electric leads 10, tended iqcrtlcns O Sflld S1519 Walls, Bald d although this is not so important as in actual Walls being shaped to receiye and hold sa d use the receptacle body is a stationary membase P and means P 1; through Sald 105 housing, said receptacle and said base plate It will be noted that the general plane of to i in e id r ceptacle and said base the plug and receptacl i i li d t th plate in posit on relative to said housing.

plane of contact between the receptacle housm m i a pl g, pt

ing and the wall, which is desirable to permit housing for said receptacle, said housing ex- 110 more ready application of the plug to the retending materially around said receptacle ceptacle and to prevent scraping between the and overhanging the receiving edge thereof plug and the wall when the plug is inserted to partially cover said plug, said housing and removed. This inclination at the same terminating in angularly projecting sides time P V h n es ry p ng between having inturned flanges at the extremities 11! the refceptaPlel y and the wall to admltvof thereof, a Wedge shaped base plate insertable the msertlon of the wedge'shaped base between said flanges and said receptacle to Plate maintain said receptacle and said housing The deluge as descnbed 15 Very 51mph and in assembled relation, and a screw extending eas to manufacture assemble and install an Provides a cheap and effective means of 'tmnsversely tg gg gg sald k them in afi'ordm connection for electric stoves and ceptacle i Sal e to 10C similar evices in houses without necessitatfixed relatwn and to angulafly attach Said in the usual t es of outlet boxes rece tasocket to P cle s, and plugs iibgether with incidental exan e ld p to 1 ense which has heretofore usually been have mselted filer-em an electrical Ph g,

called for. a wedge means insertable between the fitting This invention may be developed within n a W l to Which h fi ting may be atthe scope of the vfollowing claims without tached for causing said fitting to be inclined departing from the essential features of the outwardly with its plug receiving end outer- 1 most to facilitate insertion of the 'plug therein. a 4 6. In an electrical wall-fitting adapted to have inserted therein an electrical plug; 5 wedge means insertable between the fi and a wall to which the fitting may be at-. tached for causing said fitting to beinclined outwardly with its plug receiving end outermost to facilitate insertion of the plug therein, and transverse fastening means formed 'to be projected thru the tting and said wedge means into the wall for securing the fitting to the wall and for holding the wed e means in proper position with respect to t e wall and fitting.

7. As an article of manufacture, a wallreceptacle formed to receive an electrical plug comprising a housing having its base portion 7 formed to define a wedge-shaped pocket, electrical contact means in said housin and a wedge-shaped baseplate disposed 1n said ocket for causing said housing ,to be inclined rom the wall to whichit is attached to facilitate insertion of a plug therein for cooperation with said contact means.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

WARREN NOBLE. 

